Keyword
deep inside
Info
FrequencyTop 400-500
Type
Jōyō 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 4
Heisig997
Old form
Readings
おく
(92%)
おう
(6%)
Composed of
slash left
upside-down box
rice
large
Used in kanji (1 in total)
sliding door
Used in vocabulary (94 in total)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
molars; back teeth
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
deep inside; innermost place
innermost depths of one's heart
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
deep in the forest
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
lady; nobleman's wife
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to lie deep in; to extend far back
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
depth; length
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved
esoteric doctrines; mysteries
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
remote mountain; mountain recesses
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
secrets; mysteries
inner parlor; inner parlour; salon; living room
to play one's trump card
rear right (corner, etc.); on the right and at the end; right-hand side and at the back
lady of the house
inner garden; back yard
inner part; depths
inner sanctuary; inner shrine; sanctum sanctorum; holy of holies; place behind main hall of a temple enshrining temple founder, miraculous Buddhas, hidden statues, etc.
deep; profound; complicated; advanced; impenetrable
Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku
depth; length
colophon (at the end of a book); imprint; publication information
left back (corner, etc.); on the left and at the rear; left-hand side and at the back
inner part of a house (near the kitchen, living room, etc.); family matters; household affairs; personal business
to beat around the bush; to not speak frankly; to talk in a roundabout way
young wife; young married woman
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
rear shrine (located behind the main shrine, but dedicated to the same deity)
refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved
esoteric writings; Upanishad (sacred Hindu treatises)
noble's private quarters
hidden double eyelid
to beat around the bush; to not speak frankly; to talk in a roundabout way
one's heart of hearts; the depths of one's mind
court physician (of the Shōgun and his household, Edo period)
postscript (to a book); verification; publication (in a book)
area of the Edo castle where the shogun would work and spend his daily life
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
family grave; ancestral grave; tomb
young wife; young married woman
working as a lady's maid
secret knowledge; interior of a temple
rear shrine (located behind the main shrine, but dedicated to the same deity)
inner wall (e.g. cave); inner rockface (mountain valley, etc.)
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
postscript (to a book); verification; publication (in a book)
inner mysteries (of a field of study); secrets
inner sanctuary; inner shrine; sanctum sanctorum; holy of holies; place behind main hall of a temple enshrining temple founder, miraculous Buddhas, hidden statues, etc.
deep truth; deep knowledge
secret; initiation; diploma
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
colophon (at the end of a book); imprint; publication information
secrets; mysteries; secret formula; essence; esoterica (of an art, martial arts, etc.)
devotion to one's wife; doing things for one's wife
colophon (at the end of a book); imprint; publication information
Rikuō (former province located in parts of present-day Aomori and Iwate prefectures)
profound; deep
family grave; ancestral grave; tomb
family grave; ancestral grave; tomb
secluded; innermost
true intention
official seal
depth; profundity
relocation of wild animals to a remote location
to master the secrets of
to master the secrets of
Ordovician period
graveyard; cemetery
woman in waiting in the inner part of a lord's mansion (Edo period)
woman in waiting in the inner part of a lord's mansion
Examples (78 in total)
He went to the back of the building.
In the middle of the wall at the back of the room is a large window.
I want to be your wife.